Don Maynard
Donald Rogers Maynard
Born: January 25, 1935
Crosbyton, TX USA
Deceased: January 10, 2022
Ruidoso, NM
Position: E-FL-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Rice, Texas-El Paso
High School: Colorado (Colorado City, TX)
Career: 1958-1974
Drafted: 1957 in Round 9, #109 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987
Don Maynard played from 1958 to 1974 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Houston Texans, New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Titans and St. Louis Cardinals. Maynard ran for 70 yards in his career on 24 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 639 passes for 11,906 yards and 88 receiving touchdowns..
 New York Giants |
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
 New York Titans |
 New York Jets |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Houston Texans |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | |
| AFL | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 70 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL New York Titans | 72 | 1265 | 17.6 | 65 | 6 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 43 | 629 | 14.6 | 45 | 8 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 56 | 1041 | 18.6 | 86 | 8 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 38 | 780 | 20.5 | 73 | 9 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 46 | 847 | 18.4 | 68 | 8 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 68 | 1218 | 17.9 | 56 | 14 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 48 | 840 | 17.5 | 55 | 5 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 71 | 1434 | 20.2 | 75 | 10 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 57 | 1297 | 22.8 | 87 | 10 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 47 | 938 | 20.0 | 60 | 6 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 31 | 525 | 16.9 | 47 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 21 | 408 | 19.4 | 74 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 29 | 510 | 17.6 | 41 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 87 | 1545 | 17.8 | 74 | 4 | |
| CFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| AFL | 546 | 10289 | 18.8 | 87 | 84 | |
| WFL | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 639 | 11906 | 18.6 | 87 | 88 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 | |
| AFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 284 | 25.8 | 44 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 284 | 25.8 | 44 | 0 | |
| AFL | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 343 | 24.5 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL New York Titans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | |||||||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| AFL | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 508 | |
| Totals | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 532 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | |
| 1960 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 12 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | New York Jets | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Houston Texans |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Hall of Fame All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
